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EFE Competitive Food Sales

File: EFE

COMPETITIVE FOOD SALES -- SALES OF FOOD IN COMPETITION WITH

THE SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

The Board supports good nutrition as part of a school environment that contributes to student health and encourages positive food choices and eating habits. The Board believes that nutrition influences a student's ability to take full advantage of the school system's educational program and is, therefore, related to student achievement.

The Board also recognizes that proceeds from the sale of foods and beverages outside of the School Lunch Program ("“competitive foods"foods”) are a significant source of funds for student activities that RSURegional School Unit 1 might not otherwise be able to provide.

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Maine Department of Education Rule Chapter 51 mandates that any food or beverage sold at any time on school property of a school participating inby the National School Lunch orAct School Breakfast Programs shall be a planned part ofand the totalChild foodNutrition serviceAct program[^1]that ofare available for sale to students on the school andcampus shallduring includethe onlyschool thoseday.

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C. The public at community events held on school property in accordance with the Board's facilities use policy

D. In State-approved instructional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs

E. By a school approved student organization or program if consistent with the requirement that such sales not include foods of minimal nutritional value as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 210.11 (a)(2).

This policy applies to sales of foods and beverages at any time on school property by any person, group or organization.service.

When foods and beverages are sold to raiseattendees fundsat forcommunity schoolsevents sponsored by the school or studentheld activities,on school property, students, staff, parents, or school-sponsored organizations involved in such sales are encouraged to include at least some healthy food choices.

FUNDS FROM SALES OF COMPETITIVE FOODS

Funds from all food and beverage sales made at any time on school property shall accrue to the benefit of the school'school’s non-profit school food service program, except that funds raised through authorized sales outside the total food service program shall accrue to the sponsoring school or approved student organization in accordance with applicable policies, cash-management procedures and administrative directives, or to the sponsor of a community event that is held on school property in accordance with the Board'Board’s facilities use policy.

DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

The Superintendent/designee shall be responsible for enforcement of this policy. A school unit employee who observes conduct he/she believes to be a violation of this policy or is informed of such conduct by a parent, student or community member should contact the building administrator or Superintendent/designee.

Public Schools and Institutions)210.11

Cross Reference: DFF --– Student Activities Funds

JJE --– Student Fundraising Activities

JJF --– Student Activities Funds

Procedure KF --– Community Use of School Facilities

KJA --– Relations with Boosters Organization

Adopted: June 12, 2006

Revised: March 10, 20082008; November 25, 2024

[^1]: According to DOE Rule Chapter 51 (1)(b), the "Total Food Service Program" included the federal Milk Program as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 215; the federal Breakfast Program, which means the federal program under which a breakfast that meets the nutritional requirements set for in 7 C.F.R. § 220 is offered; the National School Lunch Program (including the After School Snack), which means the federal program under which the school operates a nonprofit lunch program that meets the requirements of 7 C.F.R. § 210; or any combination of these programs.

[^2]: "Foods of minimal nutritional value" as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 210.11 means: (a) In the case of artificially sweetened foods, a food which provides less than 5 percent of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for each of the eight specified nutrients per serving; (b) in the case of all other foods, a food which provides less than 5 percent of the RDI for each of eight specified nutrients per 100 calories and less than 5 percent of the RDI for each of eight specified nutrients per serving. The eight nutrients to be assessed for this purpose are: protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, calcium, and iron. This definition is applicable to foods that are part of the total food service program of the school, and foods and beverages sold at food sales, school stores, and in vending machines. A listing of "Categories of Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value" is in Appendix B to 7 C.F.R. Part 210 (National School Lunch Program).

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